Generalized anxiety disorder among emergency department patients

Mental illness is common among the US population with an overall estimated 8% prevalence. Previous studies have estimated undiagnosed mental illness in the ED at 41 –42%, with only a minority identified by the treating physician [1,2].

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - August 7, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Catherine A. Marco, Justin Anderson, Mitchell McMurray, Matthew Lovell, Jaree Naqvi, Nicholas Seitz Source Type: research